Erik from On Board Games joins the pod in a crossover! We discuss games, and dive into psychology in board games.

Cheers Erik for joining!

Shane has just returned from Playcon, and it sounds like he had a pretty decent time! 

We also recap out Spiel Des Jahres predictions, and finish with a long chat about brick and mortar stores, and what they can do to stay relevant.

Shane has had a week to forget... except for a stroll into EB Games, and we discuss Grail Games, while neither of us has many.

Welcome to Episode 12 of Mate Let's Play. This episode, Steve and Shane discuss recently played games and dive again into predictions for industry awards. This time, it is the 18th annual Dice Tower awards!

In ep 11, we see just who is out of touch with the BGG community more, as we see who predicted more winners in the BGG Awards. Then, not to be down for long, we predict the Spiel nominees!

Shane had great and not-so-great experiences at Briscon, and we have both played a slew of games since the last episode, so tune in!

Shane and Steve go through the list of games nominated for awards in this years BGG Awards. We pick 2 games each - the one we want to win and the one we think will win. At the time of recording, the awards had not yet been announced, and on our next episode we will score up who predicted better!

Steve and Shane have both been playing the new Great Western Trail game, El Paso. Does Shane's hatred of all former GWT games continue? And can Steve feel like he is making good decisions for once in a GWT game?

Huge thanks to VR Distribution for providing us each with a copy to play.

Yes, tariffs need to be discussed. What impact do we think we will feel in Australia?

We also discuss our favourite designers, and what stands out about them.

Also, lots of games, and even a dive into Warhammer!

That's right, the Aussie Solo Gamer is here to count down his favourite solo games, and Steve is doing it too.

If you are in Brisbane, it is not too late to get yourself to Briscon! Come along and play loads of games over 2 days with Shane and other great members of the community.

Join Shane and Steve as they reminisce about their top 10 board gaming experiences!